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Kansas City Royals manager Ned Yost signed a one-year extension to his existing contract Tuesday, Jan. 13. His deal will now run through the 2016 season. Financial terms of the extension were not disclosed.

Kansas City Royals SP Bruce Chen had four strong innings against the Cleveland Indians but was tagged for five runs in the fifth on the way to a 5-1 loss. In his last three appearances, he has yielded 15 runs in 13 innings for a 10.38 ERA. Manager Ned Yost indicated Chen is not in danger of losing his spot in the rotation.

Kansas City Royals manager Ned Yost is proud of what the team has accomplished this year even though they are no longer in contention for the playoffs. "We have more wins than anybody in the American League since the All-Star break ... we feel like our organization has made great progress," he said. "We got to experience what it was like playing deep into September in a playoff race and it was great experience." The Royals are 85-75 entering play Saturday, Sept. 28, which is their best performance since 1989, when they went 92-70. They have also won 21 of their last 31 games.

Kansas City Royals OF Justin Maxwell, who had a home run and two singles in his team's 9-6 win over the Boston Red Sox Friday, Aug. 9, may see more starts in the near future. It was just his fourth start since coming over from the Houston Astros. ''He's got the opportunity to change the game with one swing,'' Royals manager Ned Yost said. ''We'll keep running him out there.''

When asked by the media whether he could see Kansas City Royals OF Alex Gordon shifting back to third base, his old position, manager Ned Yost indicated that would not happen. "I don't envision that," Yost said. "The thought hasn't ever come into my head that we're going to put Alex back at third base. It's never occurred to me."